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(reduction in gender bias in the market place, increase in women’s bargaining power, and reduction in family bias against girls …In this paper, we develop a three-period gender-based Overlapping Generations (OLG) model of economic growth for Côte d …-specific data to illustrate the role of public policies in the model, and its implications for long-term growth, gender equality …
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respectively, this study examined the relationship between educational attainment and attitudes towards gender equality. The … measure for attitudes towards gender equality was derived from the question, “A university education is more important for a … attainment was found to correlate positively with support for gender equality in the two states. Keeping all covariates at their …
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With only 32% of active age women in the labor market, Guatemala is an upper middle-income country with one of the … was partly explained by the drastic increases in the school attainment of women, the reduction in fertility and the … show that social norms, attitudes towards women in the society and public policies are important determinants of these …
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mobility. This limits women’s labor market opportunities and the pool of workers that firms, can attract. In this study, we …, women, and the differential impact of, transport exclusively for women. We show that reducing physical mobility constraints … has a large, impact on job searching for women, including women who are not searching at baseline. Women’s, response is …
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traditional gender norms. These findings suggest that expectations regarding returns in the marriage market may influence women …While it is well-acknowledged that the gendered division of labor within marriage adversely affects women's allocation … of time to market work, there is less evidence on how extant social norms can influence women's work choices pre …
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With the commercialization of agriculture, women are increasingly disadvantaged because of persistent gender … investigate the gender implications of recently established farmer groups. Traditionally, banana has been a women’s crop in Kenya … negative gender implications of farmer groups can be reduced or avoided when women are group members themselves. In the poorest …
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financial decisions. Understanding the influence gender and personality traits have on an investor's financial risk tolerance …
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Women's representation on corporate boards, political committees, and other teams is increasing, in part because of … legal mandates. Understanding the effects of gender diversity in terms of economic performance is important to assess the … impact of these changes. Data on team dynamics and gender differences in preferences (risk-taking behavior, taste for …
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We study how the migration decision of young women in rural China is shaped by the return arrangement and opportunities … of college education. Women outnumbered men in young rural-urban migrants in the early 2000s, but the surplus of young … women has recently disappeared. We propose that the temporary nature of migration and an earlier return time relative to men …
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